School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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  1. 36
    24th March 1938
    Folklore. The names of the wild animals in this district are the Fox,the Badger, the Hare, the Rabbit ,the Weasil and the Squirrel. The fox eats fowl it lives usually in a burrow where there is thick undergrowth.The Badger eats roots and it lives under a rock.
    The Hare and Rabbit eat grass ,the hare lives in a form surrounded by high grass,and the Rabbit lives in a burrow in the ground .The Weasil kills small animals and drinks blood and the Squirrel is to be found among trees
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dannie Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumandoora, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Jermiah Tuohy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Clare